Matthew D. Hall – 87, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Collierville Funeral Home in Collierville, Tenn. Burial will follow at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Forest-Hill Irene in Memphis. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Carlenna Pegues – 86, died Tuesday at her residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.

Emmie Faye Jenkins — 83, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the funeral home.

George Washington Lambert Jr. — 70, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Darlington Oaks Hospice in Verona. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Turkey Creek Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the funeral home.

Hervie E. Martin — 58, died this morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.

Ella Willene McCollum — 81, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.

Carlenna Pegues — 86, died this morning at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home of Oxford.

J.C. “Curt” Daniels — 66, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at his home in Batesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.

George W. Lambert — 70, died this morning at Darlington Oaks Community Hospice in Verona. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.

Ruby Mae Mathews — 78, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 3 this afternoon at the Peach Creek Baptist Church in Sardis. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Ray-Nowell Funeral Home of Sardis is in charge of arrangements.

Ella Willene McCollum — 81, of Abbeville died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.

Esther Baker Mize — 85, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at North Oxford Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 this evening at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford and for 30 minutes prior to the service Tuesday at the church.

Loyd M. Myles — 87, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Golden Living Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery in Enid. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Herbert H. Nevitt — 85, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Oxford. The family has no plans for a memorial service at this time. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.

Julia Pettis Phillips — 66, died Saturday at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.

Margie Z. Taylor — 92, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at her home in Oxford. A graveside service was held this morning at Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of arrangements.

Monroe “George” Garrett — 66, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Services will be held at noon at the Pontotoc Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in East County Line Cemetery in Houlka. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 this evening at the Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc. (May 17, 2013, Page 2A)

L.P. Joy — 62, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at North Hopewell MB Church. Burial will follow in Yocona Cemetery. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.

Ramona Jean Lewis — 82, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, in Connersville, Ky. Burial will follow in East Hill Cemetery in Rushville. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.

Q.T. Tallie — 50, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Oxford. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.

Edith Ray Woods Boyd — 64, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Harrisonville M.B. Church. Burial will follow in the Harrisonville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 this evening at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.

Glenn K. “Big Money” Henderson — 51, died this morning at his mother residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.

Ronnie “Pete” Oliver Herring — 62, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at his home near Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. A private burial will be held in Memphis. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Johnny Quay McCoy — 78, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Eastover Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.

Betty Lee McGehee — 45, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services were held Saturday at Church Road Baptist Church in Horn Lake. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.

Clarence B. Overall Jr. — 75, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Tallahatchie County Nursing Home in Charleston. Services were held Sunday at Peach Creek Baptist Church in Sardis. Burial followed in Peach Creek Cemetery.

Genevieve Carrie Ashlock Peterson — 98, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis. Burial will follow in the funeral home cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Dardanella Taylor — 87, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at her residence near Oxford. Services were held Sunday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Graveside services followed at Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia, with Bro. Mike Jones officiating.

Lloyd Kesler — 89, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at his home in Senatobia. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Holly Springs Funeral Home in Holly Springs. Burial will follow at Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.

James C. Ledbetter — 66, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, in the Ruleville Nursing & Rehab Center. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Batesville. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest William “Will” McLellan V — 23, died Monday, April 15, 2013. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, and burial will follow at Autumn Woods Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 this evening at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch.

Joseph Henry “Joe Henry” Norris — 67, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his home in Water Valley. A graveside service will be held at 2 this afternoon at Shelby Cemetery in Shelby. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.

George Washington Phillips — 86, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services were held this morning at Waller Funeral Home. Burial followed in Pine Flat Cemetery.

Jerry Lee Campbell — 58, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at his daughter’s residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Philadelphia M.B. Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.

Bennie Ray Cohran — 59, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at his residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Clear Creek MB Church. Burial will follow in West Springhill Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.

Dr. Nancy Karleen Pass Metts — 71, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Yellow Leaf Baptist Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.

John Henry Murphy — 74, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Smith Chapel CME Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.

Linda Golden Partridge — 72, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. A private graveside service will be held on Saturday. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to Sunday’s service in the church fellowship hall. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.

Arthur Carl Pettis — 62, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at his home in Memphis. Services will be held at noon Saturday at the T.O.M.B. building on Highway 334 in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Tobby Tubby M.B. Church Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Serenity-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.

Tryeone “Tren” Ruiz — 44, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at her home near Oxford. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.

Bennie Cohran — 59, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.

Stanley Crow — died Monday, April 8, 2013, at his home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Water Valley. Burial will follow the funeral service in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 this evening in the sanctuary of the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Metts — 71, died this morning at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.

John Murphy — 74, died Tuesday at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.

Lee Arthur Goliday — 89, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Regency Hospital in Jackson. Services were held this morning at Second Missionary Baptist Church. Burial followed in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc was in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy “Dot” B. Hayward — 82, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Services were held this morning at First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. A graveside service followed in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada. Waller Funeral Home in Oxford was in charge of arrangements.

Clyde Holyfield — 77, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. Services will be held at 3 this afternoon at the Coffeeville Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Coffeeville City Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.

Dr. William “Bill” Herbert Jolley — 96, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Veterans Home in Oxford. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Memphis Memorial Gardens in Memphis. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.

Linda Lovitt Jordan — 65, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the at the Free Springs United Methodist Church in Harmontown. Burial will follow in the Free Springs Cemetery at Harmontown. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of arrangements.